§ 46-27-1 — § 46-27-1. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 46-27-1

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 46: Waters and Navigation
• Ch. 46-27: Personal Watercraft Safety Act

Text

§ 46-27-1. Definitions.

In this chapter, the term:

(1) "Headway speed� in this section means the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft can be operated and maintain steerage way.

(2) "Operator� means a person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a watercraft.

(3) "Personal watercraft� means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside the vessel.

Legislative History

P.L. 1991, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 131, § 1.